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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $140B
1-Year Est. Return 27.84%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+3.03%
1 Year Est. Return
+27.84%
3 Year Est. Return
+78.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+98.89%
10 Year Est. Return
+456.9%
AUM
$53B
AUM Growth
+$2.74B
Cap. Flow
+$1.72B
Cap. Flow %
3.25%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
2,575
New
173
Increased
1,093
Reduced
1,142
Closed
163

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FXU icon
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
FXU
+$578M
2
LUMN icon
Lumen
LUMN
+$153M
3
ANET icon
Arista Networks
ANET
+$110M
4
EXAS
Exact Sciences
EXAS
+$107M
5
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$99.6M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FXH icon
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
+$511M
2
ZNGA
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
+$146M
3
OTEX icon
Open Text
OTEX
+$102M
4
EQIX icon
Equinix
EQIX
+$91.4M
5
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$89.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 25.18%
2 Healthcare 12.51%
3 Communication Services 10.75%
4 Financials 10.66%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
NEA icon
2001
Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund
NEA
$3.36B
$694K ﹤0.01%
50,280
+641
+1% +$8.61K
UBNK
2002
DELISTED
United Financial Bancorp, Inc.
UBNK
$691K ﹤0.01%
48,746
+4,796
+11% +$65.6K
ASH icon
2003
Ashland
ASH
$3.04B
$690K ﹤0.01%
8,632
-21,334
-71% -$1.65M
EBSB
2004
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
$686K ﹤0.01%
38,329
-8,135
-18% -$139K
PTR
2005
DELISTED
PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED ADS (REP 100 H SHARES)
PTR
$684K ﹤0.01%
12,420
+1,590
+15% +$95.2K
STM icon
2006
STMicroelectronics
STM
$46B
$682K ﹤0.01%
38,681
-9,197
-19% -$156K
SNLN
2007
DELISTED
Highland/iBoxx Senior Loan ETF
SNLN
$682K ﹤0.01%
38,882
-6,219
-14% -$110K
LX
2008
LexinFintech Holdings
LX
$244M
$679K ﹤0.01%
+60,800
New +$758K
HAFC icon
2009
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$943M
$673K ﹤0.01%
30,199
-1,291
-4% -$28.6K
AMSC icon
2010
American Superconductor
AMSC
$1.48B
$671K ﹤0.01%
72,313
-4,075
-5% -$43.4K
RPAI
2011
DELISTED
RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.
RPAI
$667K ﹤0.01%
56,695
-496,310
-90% -$6.08M
BKT icon
2012
BlackRock Income Trust
BKT
$330M
$666K ﹤0.01%
36,712
-127
-0.3% -$2.27K
MCFT icon
2013
MasterCraft Boat Holdings
MCFT
$588M
$664K ﹤0.01%
33,904
-235
-0.7% -$5.36K
VKQ icon
2014
Invesco Municipal Trust
VKQ
$536M
$659K ﹤0.01%
53,464
+9
+0% +$109
RBB icon
2015
RBB Bancorp
RBB
$446M
$658K ﹤0.01%
33,998
-1,883
-5% -$36.4K
CJ
2016
DELISTED
C&J Energy Services, Inc.
CJ
$658K ﹤0.01%
55,839
-102,209
-65% -$1.4M
UXIN
2017
Uxin Ltd
UXIN
$330M
$657K ﹤0.01%
+2,987
New +$787K
LGTY
2018
DELISTED
Logility Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. Common Stock
LGTY
$656K ﹤0.01%
49,875
-48
-0.1% -$631
CHRS icon
2019
Coherus Oncology
CHRS
$217M
$655K ﹤0.01%
+29,640
New +$515K
STE icon
2020
Steris
STE
$20.9B
$654K ﹤0.01%
4,391
-138
-3% -$18.4K
ESGR
2021
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
$651K ﹤0.01%
3,734
+139
+4% +$24.1K
PBYI icon
2022
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
$406M
$648K ﹤0.01%
+50,987
New +$1.17M
WASH icon
2023
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$732M
$647K ﹤0.01%
12,402
-2,441
-16% -$124K
BFK
2024
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust
BFK
$643K ﹤0.01%
46,231
+8,223
+22% +$114K
I
2025
DELISTED
INTELSAT S. A.
I
$635K ﹤0.01%
+32,671
New +$633K
79 80
81
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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2019, First Trust Advisors held 2,575 positions worth $53B, up 5.4% from $50.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $1.72B of net new capital in Q2 2019, opening 173 new positions and adding to 1,093 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund: 20,307,209 shares worth $583M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 25% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Communication Services.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON, an estimated $146M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2019 buy was First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund: 20,307,209 shares worth $583M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Lumen in Q2 2019, an estimated $153M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON, cutting an estimated $146M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $511M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $53B portfolio in Q2 2019.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 173 new positions and closed 163 in Q2 2019.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 5.4% quarter-over-quarter to $53B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 30 Jul 2019.